FIRST LOOK | BARQUE A/W 2012
Part of a series of posts originally published on wearethemarket.com While making the rounds at (capsule) New York this new brand caught my eye. BARQUE, (pronounced ‘bark’), was founded in 2010 by creative director, Gilbert Chen. After years of working and studying menswear and fashion, Chen created BARQUE with the vision to create a line … Read more
Q & A WITH han. FOUNDER & DESIGNER, KIMM MOOYEON
Part of a series of posts originally published on wearethemarket.com If you speak with han. founder and designer Kimm Mooyeon, you’ll walk away knowing han. is a brand that was founded with meaning. The Los Angeles (via Seoul, South Korea) based label was started in 2009 by Kimm herself, who in her own words believes “beautiful … Read more
GUEST POSTING | THE SIG OTHER x WEARETHEMARKET.COM
For the next two weeks I’ll be taking a mini-hiatus from thesigother.com to guest post over at the BPMW’s blog We Are The Market. For those of you just tuning in BPMW is the showroom and PR firm behind the (capsule) trade show (which I covered extensively this season). Expect lots of coverage about F/W … Read more
(CAPSULE) // BRAND HIGHLIGHT: TIMBERLAND
Probably one of the more surprising showings was from Timberland, yep, that Timberland. Looks like they’ve been changing their tune a bit with the entirely new workwear inspired line, Abington, and freshly revamped GT Scramble line up. Both are good moves for the brand, which is smartly seeking more traction with forward-dressing urbanites, and I … Read more
(CAPSULE) // PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT: GOLDEN BEAR X ENGINEERED GARMENTS LEATHER JACKET
Even if you think you don’t know Golden Bear you probably do – they’re responsible for partnering with brands – like Unionmade and the BK Circus - to make some of the most sought after varsity jackets in the past couple of years. While famous for the varsity, recently, they’ve flexed their non-varsity muscles by creating a line of … Read more
(CAPSULE) FEATURE // OVADIA & SONS
While there were many noteworthy collections at (capsule) this year, one name was on everyone’s “must see” list: Ovadia & Sons. After a strong showing at the S/S (capsule) last year, greatness was anticipated by many, and I think I speak for everyone when I say Ariel and Shimon exceeded expectations. I was fortunate that … Read more
(CAPSULE) DAY 1 // HIGHLIGHTS
This year (capsule) NYC has found itself a new home further down town on Washing St. The space is larger than in years past – a huge blank canvas warehouse that for these two days is transformed by the presence of over 200 brands and an impressive cast of menswear buyers, designers, bloggers, publications and … Read more
